The Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture (WSRCAT)<\/strong><\/a> invites all to a presentation “Exposing the Truth of U.S. Torture: Restoring Human Dignity and the Rule of Law” featuring Brig. General David R. Irvine<\/strong> of The Constitution Project<\/strong><\/a>, and a panel of activists.<\/p>\n Tuesday June 3, 2014, 7:30 p.m., at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd Street, Seattle, free admission.<\/strong><\/p>\n Information http:\/\/www.wsrcat.org<\/a><\/p>\n Brig. General David R. Irvine<\/p><\/div>\n Brig. General David R. Irvine was an Army Reserve strategic intelligence officer who taught prisoner interrogation and military law for 18 years. He is a member of the bipartisan Task Force on Detainee Treatment of the nonprofit organization, The Constitution Project, which spent over two years compiling a 600 page report on U.S. held detainees at Guant\u00e1namo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and CIA “black sites”. This report is available for the world to see at http:\/\/detaineetaskforce.org\/read\/<\/a><\/p>\n In contrast, the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Central Intelligence Agency\u2019s detention and interrogation program cost the taxpayers $40 million, and has yet to be released to the public.<\/p>\n The MC of this important program will be University of Washington Prof. Rob Crawford, a co-founder of WSRCAT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Panelists include:<\/p>\n The Rev. Rich Lang, Pastor of University Temple United Methodist Church<\/strong>, a consistent voice for global and local justice.<\/p>\n Professor Beth Rivin<\/strong>, a pediatrician, Director of University of Washington’s Global Health and Justice Project<\/strong><\/p>\n Scott Roehm, Senior Counsel, Rule of Law Program, The Constitution Project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sponsors of the event include the national organizations: The Constitution Project; KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights; National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT).<\/p>\n A growing list of local sponsors includes: American Civil Liberties Union of Washington State (ACLU-WA); American Friends Service Committee of Seattle; Amnesty International USA including Group 4, Seattle; Board of Church & Society, Pacific NW Conference, United Methodist Church; Church Council of Greater Seattle (CCGS); Faith Action Network; Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of the Middle East (INOC); Lutheran Peace Fellowship; Philippine-United States Solidarity Organization (PUSO); Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation; Service and Justice Mission Team of University Christian Church\/Disciples of Christ; United Nations Association Greater Seattle Chapter; University of Washington Center for Human Rights; Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility; Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Join us and our allies on June 3, 2014 for: Exposing the Truth of U.S. Torture: Restoring Human Dignity and the Rule of Law The Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture (WSRCAT) invites all to a presentation “Exposing the Truth … Continue reading ![\"Brig.](\"https:\/\/amnestyseattle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/irvine-241x300.jpg\")
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